Composites Technician

Job Overview

Date Posted:

Location:

914 6880 S Tucson Blvd, Tucson, AZ

Position:
Composites Technician (Onsite)
Security Clearance: U.S. citizenship with DoD Secret clearance required

The Bike Shop, part of the Hardware Engineering directorate, serves as a rapid‑prototyping and product‑development hub supporting engineering teams across the organization. This role plans, fabricates, and delivers composite components that meet stringent engineering requirements.

• Read and interpret engineering drawings, models, and specifications.
• Understand tolerances, ply schedules, fiber orientations, and surface‑finish requirements.
• Estimate fabrication tasks (labor hours, material costs, lead times) and identify manufacturability issues and tooling.
• Communicate and negotiate technical requirements with the composites team.
• Initiate quoting and ordering of raw materials, hardware, and machine tools.
• Perform hands‑on fabrication in composites shop including mold making, vacuum forming, woodworking, silicones, part marking, carbon fiber layups, fiberglass work, trimming, sanding, bonding, inserting hardware, painting and final part finishing.
• Conduct wet layup, prepreg layup, bagging, curing, demolding, part trimming, drilling, bonding using adhesives/films.
• Carry out mechanical/electro‑mechanical integration and final inspection of composite parts.
• Close out projects and document results.

• Associate degree or equivalent 2‑year post‑high‑school training.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in a manufacturing or composites shop environment.
• Experience with composites, woodworking, adhesives, silicones, and reading fabrication drawings.
• Ability to work independently and in multi‑disciplined teams.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD programs.
• Knowledge of materials, machining processes, plating, hardware, and inserts.
• Experience working with small engines.

• Highly organized and able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Experience using 3D CAD programs (repeated).

Salary range: $60,000 - $114,000 USD.
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Additional incentive programs may apply.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class.